5 Days Bwindi and Kibale Primates safari
5 Days Bwindi forest and Kibale forest Primates Safari is a combined gorilla trekking and chimpanzee trekking tour which will starts from Entebbe international airport to Bwindi Impenetrable national park to Kibale forest national park . You will start your experience with a chimpanzee tracking experience in Uganda’s most famous and best destination for chimpanzee trekking. Thereafter via Queen Elizabeth national park, connect to Bwindi impenetrable national park given that these 2 types of Apes can not be seen in the same destination. 5 Days is the minimum number of days to enjoy these experiences. Other encounters include Bigodi swamp visit, En-route game drive in Queen Elizabeth national park and the Uganda Equator and cultural tours.
Safari Highlights
Day 1; Pickup and transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Day 2; Gorilla trekking experience
Day 3; Drive to Kibale forest national park
Day 4; Chimpanzee trekking experience
Day 5; Return to Entebbe
Detailed itinerary
Day 1; Pickup and flight to Bwindi national park
Upon arrival at Entebbe International airport or depending on your location in Entebbe, you will meet your safari guide who also will be our company representative, have a briefing and thereafter, embark on your journey to Bwindi Impenetrable national park, which is about 8-9 hours’ drive with en-route stops at the Uganda Equator and lunch. Proceed to Bwindi arriving in the evening. Dinner and overnight stay at Buhoma Community Rest Camp Lodge for budget/Buhoma Haven Lodge for mid-range/Mahogany Springs Lodge for luxury
Day 2; Gorilla trekking and Batwa Community visit
You will start the day with breakfast early at the lodge in Bwindi national park and you will be driven to the park headquarters for a briefing on the gorilla trekking tour which will be done around 07:00 am. You will also move in groups with ranger guides and search for the gorillas in Bwindi forest. Gorilla trekking in Bwindi takes 2 to 8 hours depending on the movement of the gorillas. These primates roam the park freely and there is no way of telling where they will be for a particular day. On finding them, you will be allowed 1 hour to view and take photos of these gentle primates, enjoy your lunch packs and meet your driver / guide and transfer back to your lodge.
The time after trekking, you will visit the Batwa community for a cultural experience of the indigenous people of Uganda. Return to the lodge for relaxation, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3; Drive to Kibale national park
After breakfast at the lodge in Bwindi national park, your guide will drive you to Kibale forest national park which will take about 5-6 hours with en-route drive through Queen Elizabeth national park with sights of some animals and en-route lunch. Upon arrival, check-in at your booked lodge and enjoy the sounds of nature around the forest/lodge as you prepare for your dinner and overnight stay at Chimpanzee Forest Lodge for mid-range option /Isunga Lodge for budget/Chimpundu Lodge for luxury
Day 4; Chimpanzee trekking experience – Bigodi nature walk
You will start the day with breakfast at the lodge in Kibale national park and proceed to the Kanyanchu park headquarters for a briefing on the morning chimpanzee trekking experience. After the briefing, you will be assigned ranger guides and start the search for the chimpanzees and other primates of the forest such as black and white colobus monkeys, red tailed monkeys, vervet monkeys as well as various bird species.
After seeing the chimpanzees and spending 1 hour recording them and watching them, you will return to the briefing point. You will also engage in a Bigodi community tour and explore the wetland sanctuary and see various bird species with a local guide and later return to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 5; Return to Entebbe – Departure
On the last day of your safari in Uganda, your breakfast will be served at the lodge in Kibale forest national park and your guide will take you on the 5 to 6 hour journey back to Entebbe and you will have enroute lunch on the way to the airport where you will be dropped off which will bring the safari to an end.
